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HUBERT C. HART, OF UNIONVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

HEELlNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,832, datedSeptember 10, 1889.

Application filed March 13,1889. Serial No. 303,107. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT C. HART, residing at Unionville, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Machines for Making and Applying Heels toBoots and Shoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for making andattaching heels to boots and shoes, the object being to produce amachine which shall be simple, durable, easily operated, efficient, andhave a large capacity for work.

With these ends in view my invention consists in a machine havingcertain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view, partly in verticalsection and partly in elevation, of a machine embodying my invention.Fig. 2 is a similar view taken from the opposite side of the machine.Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the machine with v the cross-head andits attachments removed.

Fig. 4 is-a detached enlarged reverse plan view of the awl-head andawls. Fig. 5 is a similarview of the awl-stripper. Fig. 6 is a detachedenlarged plan view of the nailholder. Fig. 7 is a sectional viewthereof. Fig. 8 is a view in side elevation of a nail. Fig. 9 is adetached enlarged plan view of the heel-gage, and Fig. 10 is a viewthereof in side elevation.

As herein shown, the machine is adapted to be operated by hand and footpower; but, if desired, it may be constructed to be run by steam or anyother power.

The machine is provided with a horizontal cross-head or carrier A,removably secured to the upper end of a short, heavy, upright shaft B,adapted to be vertically reciprocated in a sleeve D, standing up fromthe bed E of the machine, the lower end of the said shaft being securedto a horizontal lever F, having one end pivoted to a hanger G, dependingfrom j the machine-bed and its other end connected by an adjustable rodH to a crank-arm I, secured to a shaft J, mounted in the standard K ofthe machine and carrying a hand-lever L, provided with an adjustableweight M, which is employed to throw additional power into the end ofthe stroke of the hand-lever L. One end of the said cross-head isprovided with a vertical cylindrical socket or bore N, with a horizontalset-screw 0, arranged to enter such socket, and with a seat P, which isformed upon its lower face. A circular or disk-shaped awl-head Q isprovided with a hollow shank R, and upon its opposite face with a seriesof awls 0, arranged in the outline of a boot or shoe heel, and so as topierce a heel-body suitably to the introduction thereinto of thebinding-nails, which, as herein shown, each consist of a binding end S,a wearing end T, and a collar U, interposed between such ends. (See Fig.8.) This awlhead is applied to the cross-head by the insertion of itshollow shank into the said socket N from the lower end thereof, beingheld in place by the set-screw O, which is turned to impinge against it.

An awl-stripper consisting of a spindle V and a disk W, having a seriesof holes or perforations X, corresponding in arrangement with the awlsC, is applied to the machine, so that its spindle passes up through andprojects above the stem R, and so that the holes in its disk receive theawls C, which play through them and project below its lower face. Theprojecting upper end of the spindle, which is provided with two nuts YY, holding the stripper in place, is engaged by a set-screw Z, mountedinthe outer end of a stop-arm A, secured to the upper end of a stationaryrod B, passing through an opening C, formed in the cross-head andscrewed in the upper end of the sleeve D. The said awl-head and stripperare located directly above a heelblock D, having a short shank E and twofingers F and G, the former carrying two set-screws H and the lattercarrying one setscrew H, the said set-screws being employed to set theheel-block for holding the heels in right position under the awl-head.The block ismounted in the upper end of a verticallyadjustable post I,the threaded lower end whereof enters a carriage J, adjustably se ICOcured to the bed of the machine by a setscrew K and adjustable thereontoward and away from the sleeve D. A vertical slot L, formed in thelower end of the post, receives a screw M, mounted in the carriage andholds the post from turning when it is being raised and lowered by meansof the nut N, forming a part of the carriage, which is gaged in itslongitudinal adjustment by a horizontal setscrew 0. The opposite end ofthe crosshead has a recess P formed in its lower face to receive theshort shank Q, of the nailinghead R, which is secured in place by asetscrew S, mounted in the cross-head. An iron last T, having a shank U,is mounted thereby in the upper end of a post V, the lower end whereofis threaded into a longitudinally-movable carriage \V, mounted upon thebed of the machine upon the opposite side of the sleeve D thereof fromthe carriage J, already described. The said carriage V is dovetailedbetween two plates X and Y, which are bolted to the bed of the machine.A manual Z, secured to the carriage \V, is provided for moving it backand forth away from and under the nailing-block before mentioned. Thelower end of the post- V is provided with a vertical slot A receivin g ascrew 13*, mounted in the carriage and preventing the post from rotatingwhile it is being vertieally adjusted by means of the nut 0 which formsa part of the carriage. A set-screwD horizontally mounted in the extremeinner end of the carriage,gages its inward movement under thenailing-head. Spring-clamps E E having curved cross-pieces at theirupper ends, are secured to the carriage \V in position to stand up onopposite sides of the last and prevent the shoe from lateraldisplacement thereon. A heel-gage, consisting of a slotted upright F(see Figs. 9 and 10) and a horizontally-adjustable block G is secured tothe sleeve D by means of a screw H in position for holding the heelagainst endwise displacement on the last, the'block Gr beinghorizontally adjustable toward and away from the last on the angledupright, which is vertically ad justable on the sleeve D. A presser-arm1 provided with a manual J is mounted so as to swing in a horizontalplane upon. the shouldered upper end of a shaft K having bearing in avertical sleeve U, (see Fig. 2,) formed integral with the plate X,before mentioned. The lower end of the shaft is connected by a rod M.with a horizontal foot-lever N the inner end whereof is pivoted to thestandard K of the machine. This presscr-arm co-operates with anail-holder 0 (see Figs. 6 and 7,) having a series of holes or pockets Parranged in the form of a heel, and together adapted to receive as manynails as are required for a heel, the nails being supported by theircollars so that their wearing ends or heads will extend above the faceof the nailholder for a sufficient distance to have the top lift of aheel secured to them. The said nail-holder is removably attached to theshouldered upper end of a post Q having its lower end threaded andmounted in the bed of the machine to one side of the sleeve D andopposite the hand-lever L, two nuts R being provided for raising andlowering it, so as to adjust the nail-holder in its vertical relation tothe presser-arm, which is normally held above the holder by means of aspring 8*, (see Fig. 2,) located within the standard Kand pressingagainst the lower face of the foot-lever N The plate Y before mentionedis provided with an ear T (see Fig. offsetting into the vertical planein which the handlever moves, and carries a set-screw U forming anadjustable stop for such lever.

Having now described the construction of my improved machine, I willproceed to describe the mode of operatingit. An imperferatc heel-body isfirst placed on the heel-block in right position under the awl-hcad. Thehand-lever is now operated to pull down the cross-head, whereby the awlsare caused to pierce the heel-bod v, forming the required nail-holestherein. As the awls penetrate the heel-body, the stripper engages withthe upper face thereof and is stopped. After this the continued descentof the cross-head leaves the upper end of the stripper-stem projectingtherefrom. \Vhen, now, the hand lever is thrown back to lift thecross-head, the upper end of the stem of the stripper is engaged withthe adj ustable screw mounted in the stoparm, and holds the stripperagainst upward movement with the awls, which lift the heelbody againstthe lower face of the stripper, which then becomes a point of purchasefor pulling the awls out of the heelbody, which drops back upon theheel-block when the awls are entirely free from it. The piercedheel-body is w assembled with a boot or shoe upon the last, togetherwith a top lift which has had the nails required for the heel rigidlyassembled with it by means of the nail-holder and the presscr-ai'm.\Vhen the nail-block comes down upon the top lift, it forces the samedown upon the heel-body and at the same time forces the nails throughthe heelbody, binding the several lifts thereof together and.firmlysecuring it to the boot or shoe, which results from the upsettingof the ends of the nails upon the iron last. It will be understood thatevery time the cross-head is brought down for piercing a heel-body itwill also secure a previous]y-pierecd heel body and a top lift to a bootor shoe, the two operations being effected sinmltaneously with mymachine, which therefore has a large capacity for work. To assemble thenails with a top lift, the nail-holder is filled with nails and a toplift placed upon their pro ecting outer or wearing ends or heads. Thepresserarm is then swung around over the nail-holder and brought down bypressure upon the footlever upon the top lift, which is forced down uponthe nails with which itis thus combined, so that when it is removed fromthe nailholder the nails come with it and are readily inserted all atonce into the holes of a heelbody, which is thus filled with nails morereadily than under the old process of putting the nails in one by one byhand.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction herein shown and described, but hold myself at liberty tomake such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

'1. A heel-machine having an awl-head provided with awls, areciprocating carrier for the said head, a movable stripper throughwhich the awls play, adapted to retire to permit them to pass into theheel, and a stationary stop independent of the carrier, adapted toarrest and hold the stripper, against which the heel is drawn, while theawls are being pulled out of it by the movement of the said carrier,substantially as set forth.

2. A heel-machine having an aWl-head provided with awls and with ahollow shank, a stripper through which theawls play, having a stemprojecting through and beyond the shank of the awl-head, a carrier forsuch head and stripper, and a stop for engagement with the stem of thestripper which it holds while the awl-head is retired by the carrier,substantially as set forth.

3. A heel-machine having a reciprocating cross-head or carrier, anawl-head applied thereto and provided with awls, a movable stripperthrough which the awls play, having a stem extending through the headand car-' rier and projecting above the latter, and an adjustable stopfor engagement by the said stem, whereby the stripper is held to bepulled against by the head in drawing the awls from the heels,substantially as set forth.

4. Aheel-machine having a reciprocating cross-head or carrier, anawl-head applied thereto and provided with awls, a stripper throughwhich the awls play, having a stem extending through the head andcarrier and projecting above the latter, a set-screw for engagement bythe said end of the stem, a stop-arm carrying the said screw, and astationary rod supporting the said arm and passin g through a verticalopening formed in the carrier, substantially as set forth.

5. A heel-machine having a nailing-block, a reciprocating carriertherefor, a last for cooperation with the said block, provided with ashank, a vertically-adjustable post adapted at its upper end to receivethe shank of the last and threaded and vertically slotted at its lowerend, a longitudinally-movable carriage receiving the threaded lower endof the said post, and screws mounted in the carriage for holding thepost against rotation and regu lating the play of the carriage, one ofthe said screws entering the vertical slot in the post, substantially asset forth.

6. A heel-machine having a nail-holder consisting of a solid blockprovided with sockets adapted to receive the points of the nails andarranged to correspond to the arrangement of nails in a finished heeland shaped to prevent them from passing through it and adapted tosupport the nails so that their heads will project beyond its face, anda presser for forcing a top lift down upon the said projecting ends ofthe nails, whereby the top lift and nails are rigidly assembledtogether, substantially as set forth.

7. A heel-machine having a nail-holder consisting of a solid blockprovided with sockets adapted to receive the points'of the nails,arranged to correspond to the arrangement of nails in a finished heeland shaped to prevent them from passing through it and adapted tosupport the nails so that their heads will project beyond its face, apresser adapted to be swung over and away from such nail-holder, andmeans for operating the same, substantially as set forth.

8. A heel-machine having a cross-head or carrier provided with anawl-head and nailin g-block, a shaft for the said carrier, a manualoperating-lever, an adjustable connection between the shaft and lever,an adjustable sliding weight mounted upon the lever between the fulcrumand the handle end thereof, and an adjustable stop for the lever mountedupon the bed of the machine, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HUBERT O. HART. l/Vitnesses:

M. O. WELLs, 011s. H. FIELD.

